The KOYLI Light Infantry and Rifles
Regimental Association

With profound sadness, I inform members of the passing of Mr. Leslie Patrick, formerly of Parkin at KOYLI, who died on 1st July 2025,...

Mr Joe Ashurst, a member of the Consett and Stanley branch, died on 19th June 2025. Born 7 Jun 1928, Joe served in The King's Own...

11 July 2025 is the closing date for booking to attend the wreath laying and lunch. As of 27 June, only 26 returns have been received. ...

Congratulations to Paul 'Coco' Cocoran, a former member of 2LI, for being awarded the MBE in the King's Birthday Honours List for his...

Members are reminded that the window for booking tickets for our Association closes at 1700 on 5 Sep 25. The Association has been...

Northern Ireland (NI) Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 – Repeal and Petition Some Association members may be aware that the...

With profound sadness, I inform members of the passing of Mr Malcolm Kitchingman, formerly of KOYLI, who died on 02 May 2025, aged 83. ...

It is with great sadness that I have to inform members that Mr Michael (Micky) Miles, Late 2LI, died on 12 April 2025, aged 70. Michael,...

On the 7th April in the Regimental Chapel in York Minster, members of the Sultan's Armed Forces Association (SAFA) gathered to mark the...

We have been contacted by the family of a KOYLI to notify us that their relative has been contacted by someone purporting to be from the...

It is with great sadness that I have to inform members that Mr Paul Rigby, Late 2LI, died on 18 March 2025, aged 63. Paul, known as...

At a ceremony held at The 5 Towns Veterans Support Hub in Featherstone, Ed Anderson CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire , presented...

SWIFT continues to be the main platform that all serving soldiers and veterans, including those veterans from all the forming and...

A new book about the KOYLI during WWII, written by Roger Holgate, whose father served in the 9th Battalion The King's Own Yorkshire Light...

Members, both Full and Honorary, are reminded that the deadline to register for the AGM is 21 March at 5pm. Please register on the...

On February 27th, at Minden House, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Mr. Ed Anderson CBC, unveiled a Pontefract Civic Society Blue...

It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of retired 4KOYLI Officer David Jenkinson, who died on February 26, 2025. Further...

Dennis Ingelson a former Durham Light Infantry, Parachute Regiment, and Royal Army Ordnance Corps celebrated his 100th birthday with a...

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Heritage Doncaster and the City of Doncaster Council Armed Forces Support Team are planning a potential new project. Through interviews,...